NAQURA, Lebanon – Five Lebanese prisoners freed yesterday by the Israeli authorities, among them triple murderer Samir Kantar, have crossed into Lebanon, a Hezbollah official said.
The prisoners were brought across the border in a convoy of four International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles. Kantar and the other four – Khaled Zidan, Maher Kurani, Mohammed Sarur and Hussein Suleiman – were the last remaining Lebanese prisoners in Israeli custody.They were released in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured on July 12, 2006.Nampa-AFPKantar and the other four – Khaled Zidan, Maher Kurani, Mohammed Sarur and Hussein Suleiman – were the last remaining Lebanese prisoners in Israeli custody.They were released in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers captured on July 12, 2006.Nampa-AFP
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